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LOT 1587

Bronze Age Socketted Axehead

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

5 in. (395 grams, 12.8 cm).

With collared socket and unfinished loop below, facetted cheeks and narrow curving blade.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1587

Bronze Age Socketted Axehead

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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